ChemChina-Syngenta deal: why it matters
Global food security and sovereignty could be threatened as China moves closer to embracing GM foodEXCERPT: [China’s] hesitation to approve genetically modified food production suggests the road to...
View ArticleSwiss seed giant to sell Hawaii operations
The Associated Press LINKEDINGOOGLE+PINTERESTREDDITPRINTORDER REPRINT OF THIS STORY HONOLULU A Swiss agrochemicals company caught up in legal battles over its farming of genetically modified crops...
View ArticleSix companies are about to merge into the biggest farm-business oligopoly in...
Big farms are about to get a lot bigger.With six agricultural giants on the verge of merging into three separate companies, consumers and farmers are feeling uneasy about the global implications and...
View ArticleFederal judge rules against county bans on genetically engineered farming
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday ruled that three Hawaii counties cannot regulate genetically modified crops or pesticides.Circuit Judge Consuelo M. Callahan upheld a lower court’s...
View ArticleNew USDA Data Shows 85% of Foods Tested Have Pesticide Residues
As Americans gather with their families for Thanksgiving this week, new government data offers a potentially unappetizing assessment of the U.S. food supply—Residues of many types of bug-killing...
View ArticleUrgent EU action alert: Say no to GMO maize cultivation!
Vote will take place 27 JanuaryThe European Commission has confirmed that it is planning a vote on Friday 27 January where it will push for the first GMO cultivation authorisations since 1998.The crops...
View ArticleEuropean Nations Reject GM Crop Cultivation in Groundbreaking Votes
A key vote on Friday saw European nations oppose the European Commission’s proposal to authorize the first new GM crops for cultivation since 1998, but failed to achieve the necessary majority for the...
View ArticleOver 300 Organizations Tell the Justice Department: Don't Let Politics Push...
Originally published: http://ow.ly/OnmH3092eML February 13, 2017Jeff Sessions, Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530 Re: The Proposed Dow-DuPont,...
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